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Job requirements
Essential
32 listedRequirements the employer expects applicants to meet.
- Experience
Experience relevant to an adult caseload.
- Experience
Management of dysphagia in acute, rehabilitation, community, OP settings.
- Experience
Able to demonstrate the application of in depth, new and ongoing learning and experience to clinical practice.
- Experience
Experience in the provision of training for others.
- Experience
Well-established knowledge of assessment tools relevant to an adult client group including: Dysphagia/Dysphasia/Dysarthria/ Dyspraxia/Dysphonia/Dysfluency/Dysgraphia/ Dyslexia/Dementia.
- Experience
Well-established knowledge of a range of relevant therapeutic interventions relevant to the client group (as above).
- Experience
Well-established knowledge of the management of people with progressive neurological conditions.
- Experience
Knowledge of the range and applications of communication aids.
- Experience
Knowledge of the application and protocol for use of videofluoroscopy.
- Experience
Knowledge of professional standards including record keeping.
- Experience
A good understanding of the roles of other professionals in acute, rehabilitation and community settings.
- Experience
A well-established knowledge of national policies and procedures relevant to adults.
- Experience
A good understanding of the application of research and audit systems.
- Experience
Understanding of the principles of clinical governance.
- Key Attributes
A full valid driving licence and access to a car to use for business purposes is essential (unless you have a disability as defined by the Equality Act 2010).
- Skills and Knowledge
Good presentation skills in both verbal and written form.
- Skills and Knowledge
Good organisational skills including prioritisation.
- Skills and Knowledge
Ability to independently integrate complex information to manage individual clients.
- Skills and Knowledge
Ability to negotiate with and influence people.
- Skills and Knowledge
Highly developed hearing, concentration and perceptual skills.
- Skills and Knowledge
Ability to transcribe/analyse speech phonetically.
- Skills and Knowledge
Demonstrates an ability to be an effective team member.
- Skills and Knowledge
High level of interpersonal communication skills including observation, listening, empathy and sensitivity.
- Skills and Knowledge
Ability to manage the emotional consequences of working with patients with distressing conditions.
- Skills and Knowledge
Ability to reflect on, analyse and develop own performance.
- Skills and Knowledge
Ability to self-monitor and seek support/advice as appropriate. • Flexible and adaptable approach to work clinically, professionally and within the organisation.
- Education/Qualifications
An appropriate qualification to practise as a Speech and Language Therapist.
- Education/Qualifications
Health and Care Professions Council licence to practise.
- Education/Qualifications
Registered member of the Royal College of Speech and Language Therapists.
- Education/Qualifications
Dysphagia-trained to an advanced level.
- Education/Qualifications
Evidence of successful completion of specialist short courses and/or relevant experience up to Master’s degree equivalent.
- Education/Qualifications
Membership/attendance at relevant Special Interest Groups
Desirable
1 listedAdditional qualities the employer would prefer.
- Experience
Knowledge of the application and protocol for use of videofluoroscopy.
Job overview
CLCH Hertfordshire Adult Community Services - CLCH NHS Trust provides a range of Community Services, and the Hertfordshire Division is recruiting!
We are seeking a Band 6 Specialist Speech and Language Therapist to join our dedicated and supportive team on a fixed term basis until October 2027.
You will work with adults in their own homes and outpatient clinics across West Hertfordshire, supporting people with a range of medical conditions and acquired communication and swallowing disorders, including voice difficulties. Working across a varied caseload will give you the opportunity to further develop your knowledge and expertise in acquired speech, language and swallowing disorders.
Dysphagia competencies and experience of managing dysphagia are essential to this role.
As this is a community-based role, with travel between patient homes, there is a requirement to hold a full, valid, UK driving licence and have access to a car to use for business purposes (unless you have a disability as defined by the Equality Act 2010).
Main duties of the job
You will manage adults with acquired communication and swallowing needs across clinics, care homes and patients’ homes in West Hertfordshire. You will book patients from the waiting list, plan follow-up appointments and reviews, attend Speech and Language Therapy team meetings and work closely with the multidisciplinary team and other professionals, including writing clinical reports.
You will independently complete specialist assessments, use your clinical knowledge to make appropriate decisions and differential diagnoses, and develop evidence-based care plans covering treatment, advice, review, discharge and communication with patients, carers and colleagues. You will adapt care plans as patients’ needs and goals change and determine when individual or group therapy is most appropriate.
You will also assess the need for communication equipment, including high- and low-tech aids, coordinate trials or purchase where appropriate, support patients and carers to use equipment, and support Band 5 Speech and Language Therapists.
Detailed job description and main responsibilities
Applicants are expected to present clear and relevant evidence of the competencies and responsibilities detailed in the attached Job Description and Person Specification, together with a demonstrated commitment to the Trust’s values of Accountability, Inclusion, Compassion, and Empowerment.
Applicant requirements
You must have appropriate UK professional registration.
This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 (Exceptions) Order 1975 (Amendment) (England and Wales) Order 2020 and it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service.
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This advert is for Specialist Speech and Language Therapist with Central London Community Healthcare NHS Trust in London, England. It is listed as a Band 6 Speech and Language Therapist role. The advertised salary is £41,957 - £58,785 Per Annum, inclusive of HCAS. The contract type is Fixed term: 10 months (End Date 17/10/27). The application deadline is 01 Nov 2026.
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